Platform Engineer (f/m/d)

About

Join Axpo as a Platform Engineer and play a key role in evolving and operating the core of our data platform on Azure and Databricks. Help us build a reliable, scalable, and observable platform that empowers teams across the organization to work efficiently.

What you will do:

• Design, build, and improve core platform capabilities with a focus on reliability, scalability, and observability
• Implement and evolve centralized monitoring, logging, and alerting across the platform
• Manage networking and connectivity (e.g., Azure VNet, private endpoints, hybrid setups)
• Design and optimize storage solutions for performance, cost, and durability
• Drive automation and infrastructure as code using tools like Terraform
• Ensure platform stability through structured operations and incident handling
• Collaborate with software engineers and teams to deliver a robust and user-friendly platform
• Align with architects, security, and other platform teams to maintain a secure and stable environment

What you bring & who you are:

• 5+ years of experience in platform engineering, system engineering, or a similar field
• Strong hands-on experience with Azure, AWS, or Google Cloud Platform
• Solid understanding of distributed systems and system design principles
• Experience with observability and monitoring tools (metrics, logging, tracing)
• Proficiency with infrastructure as code tools like Terraform
• Strong engineering fundamentals, including testing, version control, and automation
• Ability to work independently on complex topics with limited guidance
• Team-oriented, proactive, and ownership-driven mindset
• Fluent in English

About the team:

We are a collaborative and forward-thinking team, passionate about leveraging data to drive innovation and business success. Our open culture values diverse perspectives, fosters creativity, and encourages mutual support. Together, we tackle challenges, celebrate achievements, and continuously evolve.

Benefits:

At our company, we strive to create a culture of continuous learning, personal growth, and inter- national community involvement. We're passionate about providing our employees with the tools and resources they need to succeed, and we're confident that you'll love being part of our team!

• Enjoy flexible working hours and the option to work up to 50% remotely – for the perfect work-life balance.
• Generous pension plan We pay 60% of your pension contributions - for a secure future.
• Health comes first 100% continued payment of salary in the event of illness or accident and access to an exclusive mental health platform with five free sessions with a psychologist.
• Parental leave 16 weeks maternity leave (100% continued pay) and 10 days paternity leave (100% continued pay) to spend valuable time with your family.
• Support for your family Up to 20% reimbursement of childcare costs (max. CHF 4,800 per year).
• Exclusive discounts Attractive discounts on petrol, insurance and mobile telephony with partner companies such as Shell, Avia, Sunrise and Swisscom.
• Public transportation No problem: with the SwissPass (max. CHF 190) you can get from A to B at a reasonable price.

At Axpo Group, we are dedicated to fostering a culture of non-discrimination, tolerance, and inclusion. As an equal opportunity employer, we welcome applications regardless of race and ethnicity, gender identity and expression, sexual orientation, age, disability, as well as socioeconomic, cultural, and religious background. We are committed to ensuring a respectful and inclusive recruiting process and workplace for everyone.

Department

IT / Technology

Role

Permanent position

Locations

Baden

Remote status

Hybrid